Mississippi Man Who Burned Girlfriend Alive Has Been Captured

Police say 46-year-old Stacy Mitchell Frank was found just before midnight Wednesday burned alive on the side of the road on Mississippi 11 in Pearl River County.

Investigators are searching for Jerry Glenn Willis, 43 after they say he doused Frank in gasoline and set her on fire before leaving her burning on the highway. He has been arrested late Friday and charged with domestic aggravated assault and kidnapping.

Frank survived the assault and was taken to a local hospital and from there she was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson for specialized burn treatment.

Willis and Frank both list their home at 130 George Mitchell Road, Picayune as their home address. Willis is a known member of Simon City Royals street gang and was apprehended in Arkansas.

He was booked into Monroe County Jail in Arkansas and is awaiting extradition Mississippi.